The Packers spent real capital to be 25 picks early on Javon Bullard, and the board is going to hold them to it. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Rakestraw Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.
They trusted the board more than the depth chart.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Rome Odunze
· WR
· rank 11
Rome Odunze at pick No. 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 66
A wild overpay on Javon Bullard in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
· CB
· rank 35
A cornerback of that caliber at the 57th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 72
Trey Benson slipping to slot 88 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Nelson Ceaser
· DL-EDGE
· rank 113
Nelson Ceaser at No. 91 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Matt Goncalves
· OT
· rank 104
You do not let an offensive lineman like Matt Goncalves reach Round 4, Pick 25 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Javon Foster
· OT
· rank 126
Value with a capital V on Javon Foster in slot 135, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Jawhar Jordan
· RB
· rank 202
A straight-up fair deal on Jawhar Jordan at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Kenny Logan Jr.
· S
· rank 203
They let Kenny Logan Jr. come to them and pounced at No. 217. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Brevyn Spann-Ford
· TE
· rank 216
Brevyn Spann-Ford in Round 6, Pick 44 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· Nathaniel Watson
· LB
· rank 231
Nathaniel Watson is a better player than pick 246 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.